Bone marrow transplantation

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  1. 2. The type of disease where bone marrow transplantation is often used as a treatment.
  2. 3. The type of cells found in bone marrow responsible for producing blood cells.
  3. 5. The organ responsible for producing blood cells in adults.
  4. 7. The medical term for the destruction of bone marrow.
  5. 9. The abbreviation for the condition where the recipient's immune system attacks the donor's cells.
  6. 13. The matching of tissue types between the donor and recipient is crucial to prevent this type of reaction.
  7. 15. The term for a transplant where the donor and recipient are identical twins.
  8. 16. condition where the body's immune system attacks its own tissues, often treated with bone marrow transplantation.
  9. 18. The term for a transplant where the donor and recipient are unrelated but share some genetic markers.
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  1. 1. A type of transplant where stem cells are collected from the bloodstream instead of the bone marrow.
  2. 4. The process of transferring bone marrow from one person to another.
  3. 5. The abbreviation for a type of chemotherapy used to prepare the recipient for transplant.
  4. 6. The process of harvesting bone marrow from a donor.
  5. 8. The term for a successful engraftment of transplanted marrow.
  6. 10. The type of transplant where the recipient is their own donor.
  7. 11. The time period after a bone marrow transplant where the recipient is most vulnerable to infections.
  8. 12. The process of preparing the recipient's body for a bone marrow transplant.
  9. 14. The most common type of transplant where the donor's marrow is collected from the hip bone.
  10. 16. The procedure used to collect stem cells from the bloodstream.
  11. 17. The protein on the surface of cells that determines tissue compatibility.